Maybe it is just me, but I don’t think I’m out of line in saying a lot of us don’t like change. We’re never quite sure why, but as an individual that loves routine and organisation, I would say it is exactly those reasons why I don’t like change. Change, whether welcome or unwelcome, is something that unsettles routine. It takes us away from what we know and takes a while to get used to. However, when I look into exactly what I have just said, it is not the actual change that I don’t like, but instead the temporary effects it brings with it. The unexpected, the lack of order, and the unknown. It is important to emphasise the word temporary, because these effects don’t last forever. Before we know it, we settle back into a routine with our new changes and they don’t seem so scary. In fact we’re happy we made the changes. It is just taking the leap and making the changes that can be daunting initially. Why can change be good? Don’t know unless you try. Sometimes when we look to make life changes, we get scared. This is because we worry that the change won’t be right for us and things will go wrong. However, it is just as easy to change back, or make another change, as it is to make the first one. Thus, if we try something new and it doesn’t work for us, or we don’t enjoy it, we can always go back to what we were used to, or try something else that is new. We are never stuck in the situations we are in, as long as we have the courage to make those changes. Rather than thinking, what if it doesn’t work out, we should think, what if it goes better than expected? Unless we try new things, we will never know what is out there and what may actually benefit it us and our lives. Good for the mind.
As creatures of habit, it may not initially seem that change is good for the mind, but I can assure you it really is. Sometimes our minds not only get lazy, but they can also go a bit crazy when we don’t make changes. We may not even realise it, but if we get stuck in a routine, our minds and bodies can go into automatic mode and not quite give 100% without realising. For example, with training, we may get so used to doing a certain run around a certain loop that our bodies and minds get so used to it. Whereas, if we spice it up a little, we may notice more gains from a slight variation in the undulation of a run and we may have to work our minds a little bit more. Change also helps keep our minds fresh, preventing them from getting bored and reducing our enjoyment of something. Experience life. It sounds cliche, but life is for living. If we constantly do the exact same thing in the same way, every day, there is so much in life we are missing out on. I’m not saying change your life path every week, but if your runner like me, going to different places to run, taking trips on the weekend to explore training in different areas, or getting your friends to come out with you, can make a run become so much more than just a run. You can experience different parts of the world, whilst doing something you enjoy. I say all this so easily, but trust me, I don’t deal with change very well. It scares me, as much as I’m sure it scares some of you. I don’t like the uncertainty that initially surrounds change, but I’m learning to embrace it and enjoy the unknown opportunities that arise from making changes.
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